poster # 1 announcing Animal Estates #8: London, England

…coming soon to Arup in London:

ANIMAL ESTATES 8.0: LONDON, ENGLAND
Animal Estates London HQ, Urban Wildlife Client Services
at Arup Phase 2, 8 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 4BJ
October 13th, 2011 – Jan 15th, 2012

OPEN CALL!
We are looking for…
– EXPERTS on each of the 11 animal clients, interested in collaborating and advising
– VOLUNTEERS to assist in assembling the archival presentation about the 11 species
– DONATIONS of books and other relevant printed material for the resource library
– PROPOSALS for the space: presentations, seminars, meetings, events, displays…
– STORIES of your experiences with urban wildlife in the city of London for publication

ANIMAL CLIENTS
Native London wildlife species to welcome back into the city, which would benefit from human constructions, interventions, plantings, hosting, and accommodations:
8.01: Bees (multiple species)
8.02: Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus)
8.03: Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
8.04: Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
8.05: Bats (multiple species)
8.06: House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
8.07: Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
8.08: Common Swift (Apus apus)
8.09: Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
8.10: Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
8.11: Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

DESCRIPTION
Animal Estates London HQ: Urban Wildlife Client Services opens this autumn in Arup’s ground floor gallery space Phase 2 at 8 Fitzroy St, London. This temporary headquarters will provide a place for activists, architects, artists, city-dwellers, designers, engineers, homeowners, and planners to research, discuss, plan, develop, and present initiatives to accommodate native London ‘animal clients’. Projects may range from simple wood nest-boxes that any local resident could construct and strategically install at home, to broad master planning for urban wildlife corridors throughout the city. The space will feature a front reception desk staffed by a full time director with a team of interns, an open area for the evolving display of estate prototypes, work stations about each of the 11 selected native London species, a conference room for meetings and presentations, a resource library, and a place to consult with local urban wildlife experts.

EVENTS
Confirmed events to date include:
– October 13th: ‘Meet the Clients’ – an opening event in collaboration with the Architecture Foundation
– October 25th: ‘Insect City’ – an all day workshop organised by UCL Urban Laboratory and UCL Environment Institute.

CREDITS
Animal Estates is an on-going project by Fritz Haeg
Graphic design and installation in collaboration with Åbäke
Director of Animal Estates London HQ: Joanne Bristol
Exhibition build: Richard Roberts and Nick Westby

MORE INFORMATION
Contact Joanne Bristol, London Animal Estates HQ director, at: london(at)animalestates(dot)org

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